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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1899-07-28, Page 1a the following ;'ERY lONIVET8- TS TS '1AR ( YVES I UL cro. t Cash tore. emessiammeemme W. D. Robin- : r, have been ente, Mr. and he past week. yrneuth, Mae - es Week visit- , Pilee—Misie ,eert spending as, the Misses s. C. Stone in Lambeth, hart has been y of lumber. 1 and family, and Mr. and oily were all this week.— of Copleston, at week with sisters in this McTaggart, of esday, account- -ter way to see :Taggart, who 's, at -Chisel- health.—Mrs. B on Tuesday on and Alex„- ,'. Petty bas h - west end of a large evap- mehter Miss week visiting Winghane, employee of be village this , attending the ton, is borne .ion with his :; he township ; ias been vieit- week.—Mr. L the village Ling his son - Mrs. Joseph been in Heir ming- ac(juein- -Mr. Willie% Presbyterian , [-riday,) treat - Bayfield.— , Iing a week Woodstock. are spend- Mo- ,:tge on Tiles- hompson and ray, of Strat- hercial.—Miss Mrs. Rivers. Shortly erect street, the dy excavated - a Wednesday tent of eattlle, e, was in the E.:. -Mr. Wm - accompanied ,nding part of .- -Miss Marie village recentisees Fultbn in sweetnesie thin the Past- sugar.—Sr-- r were in 'fthe quaintanees. Tth, returned 'Mrs. William on, who ha& very seder:tie to resume.. 1,r1y MondAr ; ef Mr. Jag, [thee, a mile or eek by light - id the flames ;Jaen of the' Mr. Adams ;chicles, ber- et:- grain and bank barn,. at this Oa - insurance of e4, which will mg the lesa, tnPany inter - en year obi I a cabin igen, and for - in the city the morning the child Was lie Barber, a' Listowel. THIRTY-FIRST WHOLE NUMB 9 And What Shall We . • • • 'What to say, what o say,and when no nt questions whic as any notion kr have pung who - SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1_899. IticLEAN BROS., Publishers. $1 a Year in Advance. Say? ot to say, when t ' sa to Say anything at al • leave room for ' tho thinking. What to say? Tai sense ! What not t vihiell leaves room for doubt. And when have to say, the moment that intelligence And the last question,when not to say anyth you are going to think less of yourself for Ij thing' not h the rest of th a we skin what you have are reasonable, ght for anyone say, anything o say what you s the listener. ng at all, when aving said any - hese simple, possibly commonplace truths may or may Ve their place in your comings and goings, and yet to onscientious advertiser, the what to say, and all the it form a very important part in the descriptions, etc., wares which he whishes to place before the public. d So taking into consideration all the aforesaid rules, e this week_ this to say :— . , - i. hat we take it, there is nothing better ilhani the Buck - ants for wear. The price—$1. , hat having laid , side some Thirty Suits, which we are r inthng at $444; land another lot of Forty Suits at $6.66, we are s-atisfied that there is nothing within the usual value of suits whieh will equal these lines at anything near the money. Take 4 look at these specials, you may be rewar ed with the purchase of a very satisfactory suit at very little money. I.n uly and August are as a rule somewhat quiet in the tailoring, although as yet trade is fully up to our most sangue expectatioiaS , but in 1 all probability what has been, will be, so that we may look out for the made-to-order department being slabk later on, so we are forestalling any quietness in August by a high grade special, a . West of England Navy Blue siyorsted Suit_ng at $15. It certainly is the kind of value that:gladdens the heart of the careful buyer. , 11 See it! Such arsicles ag Smocks, Overalls, Heavy Wo' rking Braces, Black Sateen, and Serge Shirts, will be in demand as the threshing season advances. The season will find us pre- pared with the kind of goods which satisfy the good •value buyer. Not a few complain that they cannot find the style of goods which they like. Have you ever •tried us for this particular article ? We have a line at 25c, which seens to us to be a taking line. Out. of thousands of sample we have chosen the Fedora Hat, which is sold at 95c, as the best value that to our judg- ment has been placed upon the market. Of course it will be- , understood that we have all prioes and qualities in Men's Hats and Caps. - A few odd specials are Men's _10c, 12c, and 150. Lightweight Cotton Sox 4t five for 25c, three for 25e, two for 25e. • A large Bandana Handkerchef at 10c, br three for 25c. A line of Linen Collars at three., for 25c. , Ask to be shown this line when you want anrything in linen goods. . For boys, we show Knock -about Caps at 15c, 20c, and 25c, which are new and stylish. Boys' Clothing of every description and what we sell we Harvesters Straw Hats at will guarantee. VeleltAlWAINANNAAAAAAANAANY Greig & Macdonald Clothiers and Furnishers On the Wrong Side of the Street, STRONG BLOCK, SEAFORTII There has b Number of who desire Farm Labo can be said, • illation to h en a Great nquirers to know the dates of any of the next ors' Excursions to the West, all that o far, is that:there is no definite infor- nd. The Number of People Wbo are adopting th i3 Dominion Express Money Order system of Tenanting is steadily on the in- crease. You can buy an order at any hour; a receipt is given; the charges are a mere fraction. Up to $3, 3c up to $5, 4c;:up to $10, Ge ; up to $20, 10c. These orders are payable any place in America. J. MACDONAL C. P. R. AGENT, Seaforth. PUBLIC SCIWOL LEAVING EXAMINATIONS. , -1--- We publish bet ve the names , of the suc- cessful cndid&t4s at the reheat Public Sohe ol Leaving . xaminatil at the °entree in the western inspect° al Idivision of Hus,on. 1 . BAYFIEI D PUBLIC CHOOL. Leonora} Cleave 693, Edith Falconer 852, Ruby W iddon 674. 'REDITO PUBLIC SCHOOL, Chu. t. Bran Ira S. Braun 778 Treitz 643. DINGANN Minnie iDurnin Cora, B. Roberts Entrance Standi Little an Everit EX EVE Florence Blase Edna McCallum Herbert Gregory Herman Prier 70 Southcott 751, S trance Standing HENSA Sam. J. °milt Oliver Geiger 77 Reith 787. Ent, ZURIC" Clara Koehler nesnwol Peal Nichols ST. HEL Wm. I. Mille 1. CENTRA Ced lc Hicks yin M!tchell 779 Wind or .666. S. No. 1` -- Steve son 762, Soper te echo Flynn 652. Entr sey. . -S. No. No. 7 Entrane zie. S. No. Clare ee Graben Entre ce Stancli Maw. S. S. N 759. . S. No. S. e No. 2—, Stewart 658. S S. S. No. 8—En Allin, Aloert W Shaw 653. CODE 8, • No. 1— No. 9 Lillian ding Aggie Jo S. No 5—Bens DonaIU 827. 809, Clara Kienzle 706, Carrie Kelm 794, Otealia N PUBLIC SCHOOL. 715, Asenath Milligan 800, -759, Will am Glenn 856. g--Letiti Durnin, Roy Ma11ougI. PUBLIC SCHOOL. 671, Polly Fisher 767, 847, Russell Frayne 832, 777, Edward Hooper 804, , Frank Rose 812, Russell m. M. Thbmas 700. En - Lorraine Hooper. PUBLIC ScHooL. ✓ 712, Bert Elder 773, , Murray Elder 679 Frank anee Standing—Ethel Tot - PUBLIC SCHOOL. 728, Ethel Williams 68`/. D PUBLIC SCHOOL. 1 n 761, Arthur Kellerm nn NS PUBLIC SCHOOL. 870, Robert, Miller 865. JA PUBLIC SCHOOL. 10, Wesley Luker 675; el - Loretta Baynhaan 774, Ida S. S. No. 1 Durand 715. 5, 8. 5. No. 14—F1 Phillips 644, Ale School --En teen e SOH. 8. S. No. 4— Nicholson. S. 833, George Elie). S. No. 9—Bella 13 —M civic Key S. S. No. 3— USBORNE. S. S. No. 2—Thos. Allen 679, Harvey Borland 645, j aisle Monteith 832. S. S. No. 3—Arthur 1 uncan 704. S. S. No. 6— Leslie Robinson .28, Ethel Godbolt 686. ASHFIELD. va McConnell 625, Flore oe Rebecca McMillan 730. —Dora Dalton 836, Eda noe Standing—Annie Hus- -Oliver Brown 666. 8, S. Standing—Ale4 McKee- 11—Albert Gordon . 841, 650. Alice Dougherty.649. g—Nina Burrows, Henry . 13—Herbert B. Woods 16—Mabel Finigan 627. COLBORNE. eeord Hartt 721, Edivard S. No. 3—Mary Rose 643. ranee S band i n g -e -Th eq. A. Iters. S. S. No. 9,—Wi9nie 1011 TOWNSHIP. armee Church 666. 8. S. ilaon 867. Entrance Stlan- n ston, Fawcett Sturdy.. ' S. ,Elliott 716, Glenn ,Me- , HAY. Lizzie Allan 736, Celina S. No. 3—Kate Hagan 05. renee Petty 676, Her ert . B. Smillie 684. Separate Standing—Maxhn Brie - • STANLEY. 'ntranee Standing—Maude . No. 7—Josephine roster 819, Wm. Jarrett 733. S. hompson 962. S. S. No. s 811. STEPHEN. da Jory 674. , S. S. No. 14 No. 16—Mabel T'aterson 629. - I T S. S, No. 10 J,osie McLean 628. ILLI VRA Y. S.. S. No. 1— ntrance Standing Curtain, Jas. Qu rray. HIOHES MARKS OBTAINED. Reading—Kate agan and Mabel Hi ingbottom AWANOSII. Henry Martin 753. S. S. ickingbottom 641, Lillian Drawing—Edith Book-Keeping— English G ram m Literature—Bell Composi tion—B History—Jessie Geography—Bel Arithmetic—Ro Algebra—Russe E ucl id—Glenn Physiology—Ge .To al—Bella Th. 6ENTRE. Ba field Crediton Dungannon Exeter Goderieh Hensall Kintail 1St. Helena Zurich Total Schools elai ation work sho Inspector befor following info regularly atten academie year June 30th, 18 high school ent had passed the 1899; (o) numb entrance in 1 school leaving principal was ional certificate The examiner make the following sug- gestions, which hould be of benefit to fut- ure entraece ini leaving candidates: (1) The work drawing should be done entirely with 1 ead pencil. Many candi- dates this year spoiled their drawing by lining the 1gure with pen and ink. (2) The Tulin in book-keeping is best done with lead enoil. Red ink is not re- quired at the e emulation. (3) Candidates should learn to arrange the work in grammar, geography, etc., in tabu. la,ted form when aaked to do so. (4) In Zeolid, leuler and compasses should be used jin eking the figures, the authority or ea h step ahould be given in ii the margin and he work should be method- ically arranged. 1 (5) In coinposi ion, more attention should be given th the se of capital letters and punetuatie mar s. Many candidates this s) year seem 4 to ave no idea of sentence structure. ii 1 (6) Special att ntion should be given to Falconer elle, Thompson. r—Jessie Monteith Thompson lla Thompson onteith a Thompson ert Miller Frayne eDonald rge highs mpson 0 • te rag 7) w as es Ps 6 5 5 5 11 8 25 99 19 13 12 11 6 3 4 4 9 8 97 79 1.4 Cu e. E 0 0 es Mack ck- 47 91 90 120 75 90 95 86 144 89 89 88 962 3 3 6 1 2 17 ing to have, done continu- ld notify the pub ie school September lst, g ving the mation : Names • f pupils ing the school during the tl, September lst, 1898, to 9; (a) who has , p ssed the ance before 1899 ; (b) who ebbe school leaving before ✓ who passed high school 99; (d) who paned public in 1S99; (e) the year the ppointed and his profess - 1 spelling and neatness in every subject. Some candidates lost forty or fifty marks at the recent examination, on account of mis- takes in spelling and the rough, untidy manner in which their work was done. The Bisley Team's Winnings. The London, _England, correspondent of the Toronto Globe cables as follow : The Bisley team, which broke up to -day, will take back to Canada nearly £500 in cash, as well as abundance of prizes„ Surgeon -Lieut. Bertram, 77th Wentworth, won a hundred guineas, as well as the Dominion of Canada trophy, the Hop Bitters trophy, valued at a thousand guineas, the association gold cross and the Queen's badge. Private A. R. Fleming of the Brandon Infantry Company won 42 guineas, the, Grand Aggregate bronze cross, the St. George's badge, and the Queen's badge. Private J. H. Simpson, R. G., won 41 guineas and a bronze cress. Sergt. C. R. . A. Crowe, 1st B. F. A. won 40 guineas, the bronze cross and th Queen's badge. Sergt. Major S. J. Huggi s, 13th Batt., won 35 guineas, a bronze roes and St, George's badge. CaptO.. Wetinore, 74th Bat- talion, won -29 guin as and a bronze cross. Lieut. R. A. Robertson, 13th Bettalion, won 26 guineas and a ronze broe. • Capt. A. Wilson, 33rd Battalion, wen 26 guineas ancl a bicycle. Lieut. 131. 0. Blaine 78th Bette ion won 25 guineae and the Windgrove Cup, • e A Bad Look -Out For Atlin. We published a letter last week from r. J. G. Crich, lately of Seaforth, who is •ow located in the new gold regions of Bri ish Columbia, with head quarters at Atlin. r. Crich gives a rather discouraging vie of matters there. We publish below a le ter from another reliable source, which give an even more gloomy statement. This tette is dated Atlin, June 4th and is as follows " We have been closed up from the sut. side woeld for some time on account of he dangerous condition for travelling, but he ice is now gone. I thought it might be in- teresting to you to know the differenc in the opinion of the people in the camp to- ay and what it wassome two months ago. W en I wrote to you then, there were only a ew people here compared to the number at present.. The snow was then deep on he ground, and the exeiteinent ran hi h. There were new creeks found every day, nd from all accounts they were fabulously ri h. Standing room around the recorder's o ce was at a, premium. Everyone you meet hlad one and some of them a dozen claims and the mystery was how all those claims w re going to be represented on the let of June. There were about four claims reeoeded for every man there was in the country. Bat, alas, this is only another example of the dangerous effects that a few colors in the bottom of the gold pan have on thnordinary prospector. To -day the snow is gone, the creeks are more or less prospected, and while colors can be found on all of them there are very few of the -creeks that will pay to work. Everyone familiar with the country must admit that it has been awfully overrated, but it, would not be so bad if it was not for the way in which it is tied up by the Government. Claims on Pine Creek °and others, that would pay to work, and that would furnish work for lots of poor men, are kept idle on account of disputes caused by the bungling way in which the Government officials handled business here last year. The present offi.oials, tor reasons best known to themselves, do not feel dis- posed to straighten matters out, and, as a result, hundreds of men are going around the streets idle. There is a terribly bitter feeling here against the pretent Government and its officials. ;The war cry of the Ameri- cans during their recent conflict with Spain was ' Remember the Maine.' The war cry in our next local election will, I am afraid, be 'Remember Atlin.Don't give any en- couragement to any person to come 'here to look for work, as there are more men here now than can find anything to do." • Huron Notes. --August the 3rd will be Exeter's civic holiday._eTusday, August 1st, Is Clinton's eivie , . 1 • I holiday. —There are 419 names in all on the rue - eels voters' list., —The dog poisoner is on the war patjh in Goderich, and, as a consequence, a nu ber of valuable dogs have died. —Burglars breke into Mr. S. Gidley's store, in Blvth, the other dee, and stole goods to the valeof about $75. —W. M. Martin, B. A.,, son of Rev. W. Martin, of Exeter, has received the ap- pointment of classical master of Hairriston high aehool. 1 —By the d ath of his sister, Mr . Bow- tinheimer, atj Burford, last week, ev. B. Clement, of 9linton, is now the on y sur- viving memb r of a family of six. —A small fire ., occurred in the Exeter foundry on ondey of last week, ut was -extinguished before any damage wa done. —On the n ght of the 12th of J ly, the residence of r. James Hill, sr., of Credi- ton, was bur larized and a sum of inoney taken out of he room Where Mr. an1 Mrs. Hill were ale ping. --Mrs. W. J. Kennedy, of Winghamsdied on Monday o last week, aged 24 years and 7 months. eceased had only been married about a r, and, besides her husband, leaves an i. :ntchild. — The ra of taxation in the township of Stephen th ear has been fixed at 1 340 mills for th ounty, and 1-1. mills for ton - ship purpo es. This, of courage, is exclusive of school t x. — Mr. H rrseJoees, of Morris, who has been in Ma itaa prospecting, is so taken up with th country that he has purchased a farm t ere, and is now home making preparatio a for moving his family to the west. • —Mrs. eKenzie, wife of Mr. George McKenzie, of lot 5, concession 12'Ashfield, died on Tu sday of .last week. Deceased, who had ben ill some three weeks, wee in the 68th y ar of her age, and was amongst the early p oneers of the section. —T. A. uesell, B. A., son of Mr. Thomas Russell, o the Thames Road, Usborne, has reeeiv d the appointment of Fellow in Political Science at Toronto University, a position mnoh coveted not only for its pecuniary alue, but for the high honor which it b stows. —Grand Bend has been selected as the place for t e first summer camp of the Strat- ford Y. M. 0. .A. members.. It was opened on Mond y, and will continue for two weeks. T e party numbers twenty-four. Careful pr vision has been made for ,the comfort, a d conyenienee of all, so that a solijl good ime is looked for. A ver serious accident befell Mr. John All nby, o Wingham, on Friday, 14th inst. Aft4ir dinn r he walked up the C. P. R. tra k tow rds the dam, and when near the waterworks wheel how° something attract- ed bis atte tion, and he turned, standing witb one f t on the track. While in this poi tion t e afternoon train rounded the cur1e as it backed into Wingbam from GIen. anvan. nfortnnately Mr. Allenby is very des}, and id not hear the train approach - 'I NOTE VAPERS 1 Yin n..,_ ..• ENVEL PES ' lit i a 1 , In all fees, col- . ors an shapes. ' To maoh in all Materials . INKS Ai413 PENS ,styles.11 1 1 From iiemakers. , I ALEX WINTE SEAF MARRIAGE LICENSES ISSUED. No witneeseel required.1 111 ;Or: 9 ing, and, although the brakeman ang the , tear bell and shouted, Mr. Allenii heard eot. He was struck by the car,! ! ne foot. as badly crushed, one rib bro. 0, and a levere scalp wound inflicted. e train was stopped, and he was brong to the station and conveyed to his home Several Physicians were hnmediately in a ndanee, end it was found necessary to am ate the injured leg between the ankle and t e knee. , As Mr. Allenby is over seventy eara of age, the injuries will severely at his physical endurance, and the case is ' critical indeed. —The other morning Mrs. Tynd ' moth- er of Lorne and Arthur Tyndall, o he 3rd commission of Hallett, met with an eciderie which it was feared fora time wo 1 result fatally, owing to Mrs. ' Tyndall's ge. She had gone into the barn to hitch th horse, when she fell through an °peein in the floorand broke several ribs. —Death came to the home of r Robert McBurney, of East Nawauosh,on Sfturday, 15th inst. After a t protracted Metope from that fatal disease, consumption, Mrs. No - Burney passed away a,t the age of '` 11 yeare. Her bereaved partner and only daughter, also her aged mother, Mrs. Hanna; Ind two sisters, have the sympathy of their many friende. _coe Saturday everting, wheel about to , 1 . quit work, Wm. Howey, an employee of Rbss & Taylor's planing mill, Exe er, met with an accident which has since ea sed his remaining at home.! He held a heat y .piece of iron in his hand. When the -naehine stopped the rollers continued to revolve rapidly, and the looae piece of iroe coming in contact with there was thrown with great force, striking Mr. llowey in the abdomen. He was rendered uneonseious, and bed to be carried home. 1 I —The Teeswater school board ha 68 ap- plicants for the position of principal Id their school. They finally selected Mr. J. E. Coombs, of Belerave. Mr. Coo bes is thirty-three years of age, and 1113.4 arried. He holds a second-class professional certifi- oate, and wrote at the exams in I ay for his professional first, but the results are not yet known. He has spent two yeaa itt the University, is a ' specialist in, Natural ecience, and is qualified to teach . rimary Latin, French and German. HeEis had I, five and a ,half years, experience in aching, and the salary applied for was $45 —On Monday of last week iam T. Whitely, Collector of Customs, a linton. passed over to the silent major . Mr, Whitely had been in failing health or, some time, but was attending to his dut e only a few days before his i death. Dece ed was born in Goderich townabout 63 y81r8 ago. In the early sixties be went to Ca ornia in search of gold. About welve yea slater he returned to Goderich, nd engage ip the newspaper businees. i e- afterwa s went to Clinton, where, for a number of ears, he was editor of the News Record. ijS wife, four sons and one daug ter survive im. —On Monday of last week, while Chester Prouty, of Stephen, as as returning home from Exeter, he met ith a bad accident. , He was overtaken by Mr. Tie enan'of Dashwood, and given a ride. , ey had not gone far when a co ran .onto he road in front of the horse. he animal sudden- ly jumped into the dite , throwing the oe- oupants of the buggy i to the ditch. Mr. Prouty sustained a fr cture of his cella bone as well as interne injuries vvhile Mr. Teideman escaped unin ured. .141r. Pront is over 80 years of age, nd his injuries ma i prove serious. , --A despatch from innipeg, dated Jul 21st, says : "A yo ng man giving 13. name as Harry Weathe ald, was before th Insanitary I3oard at Gr fton, North Dakota this week. He chants o have left Grenfell about 300 miles weet of Winnipeg, and reaching the latter pl ce,, the whole train conductor and all, w re hypnotized by dark complexioned ma', and turned south instead of east. He had a ticket for Gode, rich, Ont., where, he says, his father and a sister live. He was found in Action town- ship wandering around in a beWildered con- dition, and was brought to arafton and left with Sheriff Hall, where an examination was held. He will be sent to Onterio." —One evening lately the lightning did quite a streak of businesa on the farm of Mr. John Maguire, a few miles isouth of Gorrie village. It:struck the milk house and located a large spike nail in the top of the post, it followed down the nail ai4 split the post to pieces. It then appears ' to have scattered and taekeled the varre articles in the building, many of the mi k Ipans were struck, and in every instance w,here it hit left a mark representing exactly' the size ind shape of the nail head in the . eerner post. It struck a ean of maple syrund put a, ; small hole in it, letting out 39 o nds of its contents. It also struck a glas jem, and melted off the zinc rim. 'Canada. —The lace R. M. Hay, of Po.' 14, left an estate of 845,000. ---,The Manitoba Legislature 14 been pro- rogued until August 24th. —Mr. N. G. Dingman; of Pal erston, has been appointed inspector of in and revenue for Kingston district. —The colored race of wes orn Ontario will hold their grand &nano Wien Day celebration this year at Chatham, —Hon. J. Israel Tarte, Canadian Minister of Public Works, who is a present in by Pried. , Europe, was received on Frid dent Loubet, of France. —J. H. Hall, a prosperous y�ui3g farmer, near Palgrave, emnriiitted suicide the Other day by shooting himself in the head. No reason can be ascribed for the rash act. —The Canadian Pacific Railway steamer, Athabaska, had a narrow escape from de- struction by fire while lying at the docks at Owen Sound, on Wednesday night. —The will of the late Mr. Geoffrion leaves - everything to his wife; and that of the late Mr. Ives, bequeathes all his estate to Mrs. Ives. In neither case is the ambutit large. —A tied drowning fatality oceurred in London township, near London, Friday evening, William Sulstan, a tarifa laborer, being the victim. With a party of four or five others he went for a bathe in ithe river, mot far from the residence of Mr. A. Shaw - Wood, for whom he worked. Sulastan was a good swimmer, but when hie coMpanions arrived, they maw him strugglin for life. He sank from sight before assists ce could reach him and, although the body was re- _ covered ten minutes later, life was extinct. Suletan had been working in the hay fields all day; and it is supposed that he took cramps; Deceased was aged about 20 years, and hie home wu near K 'worth. --Saturday about 200 Mexican and Amer- ican coins were found on the farm of Nelson Ramey .Beverley township. The Mexican dollars Were dated 1842, and the American 50 -cent plea*. 1830. 1, —Mr, F.1 W. Merchant, principal of the London Collegiate Institote,1 has been ap- pointed prineip 1 of the London Normal School, and .Mr. John Dear ass, inspector of public schools vine-print:1i al. s — The Roman Catholic church of Cote St. Paul, near Montreal, was: struck by light- ning at an early hone. Friday morning and oompletely destroyed by re. The church was valued at $60,0. i — Friday morning, Fred Thibadeau, of Chatham, was convfoted of the larceny of a pocket book containing 30. On hearing of his conviction, his widowed mother, whose only support he hasibeen fell dead. — The jUry have found verdict of wilful murder against Levi Stewart, the man who attacked and robbed James Ross, a colored man, nearIChatham Ross ' died from the effects of his injef. eti• .. —The trip abroscris evidently proving beneficial to Hon. „Mrs Tate, as the Minis- ter of Pub te Works has written to his family that his liealfli has: greatly improved, il ndl 1 t ah sa e.,te expecte to return to Canada as well as 1 — D. E Sheppard, barrister, of Gauen- oque, was it OD the fees by a kissing bug, and the effects were so painful that he had to be brot4ght to the General hospital at Kingston for treatment. Physicians fear he will lose the sight of his right -eye. — During a heavy thunderstorm which passed over Waterford on Friday,„the barns m of John T opron, half a mile from tbe town, werestruck by lightning and burned to the ground. Insurance not known. The barns contained all his wheat, which had just been drawn in — Jamed Gormican, of Brantford, has re- ceived a letter from Cher e r Oak, IOW44 telling of the •tr gic death of hie son-, Michael Gormicani, who left Brantford two years age. Gormic n, who had been work- ing on the railway!, fell off the top of a freight train, beneath the cars. —Mrs. WilliamBerry, one of Chatham's oldest settlers, died on Th rsday night of lost week, at the age of 104 years. Mile Berry was born in old Virginia, of • gave , parents, and was 1 rself [ a slave. Like all persons born in ela ery, She had no record of her birth, and el imed that she was 120 years, but figuring oni herifreedom papers, she was, easily 104 ears Of age. —A hhavy thu derstorro , passed over Kingston and vieini y on Friday. In Pitts- burg township, Joh Calhoun, a, prosperous young farmer, was truck by lightning and instantly , killed w i ile preparing to take milk to t 'e factory. He was 27 years of age and unmarriet Cape Vincent, John Red ey, aged , w s instantly killed while Weir ing in th fields. , — Wel oore, a Ki gst niate who went to the Yuko upwards f a year ago, is home- ward b� nd. He uffe ed , the lose of a couple of ngere thr ughi scurvy. The en- tire part'were a -lore . One died, and his com a es were unahhi to bury him. The survivor ere found b Hudson Bay em- ployees, • ho buried the dend and cared for the living —The f rmal opening f the new suspen- sion bri e across the Niagara river, con - fleeting Lewiston on the American side with Queenst n on the Canadian aide of the river, took place at noon Friday. The ceremon 'es were in charge of Hon. W. Caryl Ely, president of the International Traction Company, and General Manager Burt Van llo —A Montreal despatch says it is under- stood that steps will at once be taken to arrange for the approaching conference be- tween Mr. Hays and' the trackmen's repre- tatives. The con erence has been pend - in for some time, but owing to the absence from the city of both the general manager anU sup rintendent of the road, it was im- po sible tu fix a definite date for the meet - in . 1, Sir . D. Edgar, Speaker of the Cana - di n House of Commons, who was forced on aC4iount of ill health to abandon bis duties at Otta*a last week and return to his home in Toronto, has Sinai undergone an opera- ticln and has hada stone removed from his Madden! The operation was very success- ful'and afforded the patient' almost imme- diete relief, but he will be confined to his reiledenee for several weeks. I—Robert Hozaek, the 14 year old son of Mr. Da,Vid Hozack, blacksmith, of Toronto, met a horrible death on Saturday evening, at the railway crossing at Dufferin street, in that city. His body was completely cut in two by Eli passing Canadian Pacific passenger train and mangled beyond recognition. One train had passedf and not noticing that an- other Was approaching, he deliberately stepped in front of it. . !a -The Canadian riflemen at Bisley, Eng- land, have been doing some good shooting. A correspondent writes : Although none of the Canadians succeeded in carrying off the Queen's prize at 'Haley,' Surgeon -Lieutenant Bartram, who stood the best chance in the teem of obtaining it, wine the grand aggre- gate and the volunteers aggregate. This is the mcire gratifying in t,hat it is the first time t et the former hva evcr been taken OU.t. of Great Britain. i —Owen Jokes, of East (i)xford, met with a inost distreasing acciden ri on Wednesday of lest eek. He was eng ged in unloading hay in his barn, and the huge fork took a more t n ordinary amoun nee Mr. Jakes w . He had the trip tas it rose. In thrown off to co seq the flo rope in his hand, and; i became wound around his finger. Such ea the violenee of the jerk that the right f re finger was torn completely off be- tween he first and second joints. --4 cording to the San Francisco Chron- icle lo a week figs), there appears little doubt of the death of ex -Mayor A. D. Stewa t, of Hamilton, who went to the Kiondit e. A special despatoh to that paper rom Victoria says that he •died of scurvy at Peel River. The news was given by john Wilson, ex -mayor of Kalgoorlie, Australia, who _ bed reached Dawson City after journeying oeer the Edmonton route. 0overiment inveetigation failed to elicit 1; any in ormation re arding him. — M es Jane Gri r, 21 years old, daughter of Mr. Grier, of he 7tils concession, East Oxford!, died at her 1oWe Monday after - won. tA few wee ago Miss Grier went to stay w th a friend f her in Dumfries. She was enjoying the at of health. One even- ing en etiring at he useal hoar, as it was not very dark, M. s Grier did not take a light to her room. The apartment only be- ing lit by the expi ng twilight, the objects therein were not lainly discernable. The young lady remov d her apparel and pro- ceeded, to get int�1 bed, but as she reached' out her hand t,o turn doWn the bed clothes, it cameo in °mita t with a face. With a piercing ashriek Mi s Grier fell back insen- sible. Iler cry at4rtled the inmates of the henna, Who ruihed to her room tee find her in a swoon, from which she may partially recovered. It appears that she had previ- ouly occupied the spare room by herself, arid on the night referred to a neighbor's child, who was stopping at the house, WAS pee into the bed unknown to her, Miss Crider never recovered from the shook. e _ 1—The family of Mr. Dugald,Brayen, of Vliiindsor, six in number, partook of canned salmon for supper Saturday evening, and shortly afterwards all were seized with vio- lett vomiting and pains in the stomaek. M dioal assistance was called in, and after the doctors had worked nearly all night over the entire family, they were pro- ndunced out of danger. It is probable that a sample of the salmon which caused the tremble will be sent to Toronto for analy- she ..—Rev. William Gaulde who has been en- gaged for the last six years and a half in Presbyterian mission work in Formosa, ar- riyed in Toronto lase week. He it on a year's visit to Canada having gone through the exciting times of the Chines. wars in Formosa. He says that the mission haus been most successful, and is now waking up again after the temporary depression calmed by the troubles in the 4140. When Mr. Gauld left, the rebels in North Formosa were quiet. I—Hon, Peter Mitchell, one of the very few remaining Fathers of Confederation, wee striken with paralysis on the Perlis - 'learnt grounds at Ottawa'shortly after 10 o'clock Friday morning. Mr. Mitchell was on bis way to the House of Cominona when the seisure occurred. In ascending the steps to the Parliament building Mr. Mit- chell was observed to totter, and after a mement seemed unable to proceed. ,Re sank upon the steps, and the bystanders hastened to his assistance. —Another of the old landmarks of Que- bec has disappeared in the person of Mr. William Kerwin, who was well known all oVer the country as Dr. Kerwin. He was, with possibly one exception, the airiest member of the Quebec turf deb, and was always a strong supporter of that insti- tution. At the time of the visit of His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales, Dr. Kerwin was intrusted with the choice of mbunts for the young Prince, and he carried out the commisaion to such a degree of per- fection that His Royal Highness sent him an elegant gold watch engraved with the royal arms. • 1—Geoage Lowe, a lineman for the Brant- ford Street Railway Company, was nearly clpetrocuted by a live wire theother night. Lewe was engaged in repairing a broken trolley wire and was on top of a high wag. gdn used for that purpoze, and while put- ting the two ends of the wire together he some manner his body formed a circuit, at1d in a momert the unfortunate map was d ubled up with the full voltage of the w re. Had it not been for his timely rescue by an eye -witness, Lowe would assuredly have been killed. He was released from the wire with; difficulty, and for a time suffered convulsions caused by the shook. His hands were -also terribly burned. —Andrew 14. Newlands, founder of the w 11 -known manufacturing establishment of A M. Newlande & Company, Galt, makers of rugs, etc., died very suddenly at his resi- dence there Monday afternoon. He was mit_driving the previous day with e party of friends, visiting Preston among other places, and returned early in the evening. During the night he took ill, and although it was not anticipated serious results would ensue, he pulsed aWay quietly and suddenly about 3 o'clock. He was born in Scotland, came to Canada when quite young, and lijred in Preston for several years before c ,ming to Galt and starting the ,industry reprred to fifteen years ago. 1—A moat peculiar accident oceured in the Jemes Smart Manufacturing Company's tool works, at Brockville, on Friday. In that building were two very large revolving grindatonee, weighing about a ton each. The men who were working upon these ethane noticed that they had attained an unusual speed, and surmising that some- thing was wrong, endeavored to shut off the engine, but were unable to do go, as it had "run away." They immediately fled from the building, and a moment later the two great stones burst, and the fragments were hurled through the roof and windows. One large piece crashed through the roof of a two story building half a block away. The building was badly wrecked. Fortunately no one was hurt, though there were some narrow escapes. . —A few days ago the health officials of Pektland shipped back to Montreal five an- imals suffering from lumpy jaw, the beasts being intended for shipment abroad. When the animals arrived at Montreal the city medical health officer kept them at Point St. Charles, and proceeded to find out who the shippers, were. On Saturday be found out positively that Lurnis & Halligan, of Windsor, Ontario, had shipped, the beasts. Ere instantly had the animals bonded back to the shippers, charging them with the en- tire fares from the point of shipment to Portland and return. The feed of the an- imals while they were kept in Montreal and feta in Portland was als charged, They will be pretty dear anim y the time they reach Windsor, and ill then likely be con- fiscated by the health officers there. —A Detroit despatch says: Seductive bunco games were successfully worked again in Detroit on Saturday, on a Canadian far- mer, who caine to the city to see the sights, William Newell, of Springfield, Pato:rio, being the victim. He was approached by a genteel -looking stranger at one of the boat landings, and the two got into conversation. The stranger explained that he was also a Canadian, and had just come to the city, and was a little short of funds to get a. teunk from the express office. Newell obligingly loaned him $12, and the stranger departed, promising to return in a few min- utes. The too -confiding Canadian might be st;t11 waiting for his new-found friend had -a pnliceman not enquired his business, and informed him that he had been ewindled. --Messrs. Johnson & Scott, of Monkton, have succeeded in the action brought against them and W. J. Gurley, of Dublin, for the recovery of an engine and boiler purchaaed by them from Gourley, and upon which a Wink claimed a lien. The case, which last- ed two days, was tried at the county court sittings at Stratford, in June, when judg- nient was reserved. His Honor, Judge Bar - :sin, gave judgment last week, dismissing the action with costs. • —The death of John Oehm, which ace calmed on Wednesday of last week, removes- oait of South Eassthope'a most highly re - sleeted and wealthy pioneers. He had n ailing with the feebleness of age, and 1 tterly grew weaker and weaker -anal death finally released hie spirit. He was born in Germany on February 20th, 1819, and landed in New Hamburg in 1840. Here he remained for fourteen' years, and then me into South Easthope, settling on lot °once/aim 3, then a virgin forest. He- wes married about this time to Miss Cath- erine Schmidt, by whom he had seven children. His wife died in 1865.